Online Safety
Keeping Children Safe Online
We know that it is important for us to support our children in ensuring they can use the internet and apps in an appropriate manner and keep themselves safe online. We have online safety officers in each class and use the Thinkuknow materials with our children to promote specific messages.
We monitor children’s in-school computer use through the Securus system which sends an alert if any inappropriate material is accessed during the school day. If a Securus Report is generated the child is spoken to and parents/carers are informed if we are concerned about their child’s use of the internet. We ask our children to let us know if they see anything they are not happy with online.
You can find our Online Safety Policy in our Policy Section.
We ask that parents/carers think carefully about how they share their child’s image on Facebook and other Social Media. We like our audience members to be ‘in the moment’ when watching a performance or attending a school event but also recognise that some people enjoy photographing or videoing their child. Images should not be posted on parents’/carer’s Social Media if they include other children.
Some apps/websites have an age restriction of 13+ years, but we know that it is also useful for our parents to be able to access some guidance so we have provided some links and materials here alongside the materials we ourselves use in school.
The 02 shop also offers free support to parents with parental controls on phones and iPads and you do not have to be a customer to access this.
Safe Use Of Our Website
- Children must understand that they can only access Google Classroom and other specific sites using their own log-ins
- Children must NOT share their password with anyone other than a parent
- Uploading any material that could be considered offensive is forbidden
- Guidelines will be set by the class teacher for participation in class/school blogs and forums, encouraging pupils to comment in a polite and friendly manner
- We monitor your child’s computer use in school, have security measures in place and a fortnightly visit from an ICT technician to support our work
- Publishing pupils’ images and work
- Photographs that include pupils will be selected carefully and only pupils who have permission will have their images on the website
- The full names of pupils will not be used anywhere on the website
Useful Links
Net Aware – a guide to apps games and social media sites
Education for a Connected World Document – a framework to equip children for a digital life
Internet Matters – advice for parents and professionals
Teaching Online Safety in Schools – a guide for those who work in schools
Thinkuknow – an educational site for for children, parents and teachers
CBBC stay safe for children
Parent Safe
Parents Protect – protecting children from online abuse
NSPCC Guide to online safety
Kidscape
Family Lives – staying safe online
Unicef link including The Rights of the Child
